Senior Software Engineer - AI for Security

Job Description

Microsoft Security AI Engineering team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop AI-driven security solutions to safeguard Microsoft and its customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience building, scaling, and operating Azure cloud services.
• 2+ years of relevant industry experience driving research incubations to Production to drive real world impact.
• 2+ years of experience building customer solutions or open-source projects using ML/generative AI and/or multi-agent frameworks such as AutoGen, LangChain, LangGraph, crewAI, or equivalent.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.

Responsibilities

• Acts as enablers to applied scientists and security researchers by creating software systems, infrastructure, services, and data pipelines using cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with researchers on the design, development, execution, and implementation of software projects that serve Microsoft Defenders.
• Research AI technologies to develop cutting-edge AI-based solutions for Microsoft Defenders.
• Research and incorporate state-of-the-art solutions to solve complex security challenges.
• Produce reliable and performant code and conduct design and code reviews to ensure alignment with standards and best practices.
• Follow release management policies to ensure data integrity, compliance, and system stability.

Benefits

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.